Rejoicing Hearts: A Wise Inner Proverb

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the heart as a state of consciousness that trusts wisdom. Proverbs 23:15–16 is not about a boy outside; it is the inner father in you rejoicing when your inner son chooses wise thoughts and speaks rightly. When your heart is wise, your entire being—mind, will, and imagination—tilts toward alignments that feel true. The 'reins'—the reins of your inner life—rejoice when the mouth utters statements of truth and rightness. Your outer conditions reflect your inner speech; thus, to awaken joy, you do not seek it outside but revise your inner dialogue to reflect wisdom. In Neville's terms, you are the I AM who chooses a wise state; upon that choice, the emotion of joy arises as if it were already present. The day you assume you are wise, you embody the parent's rejoicing; the heart swells, the reins dance, and your reality shifts to speak right things. Your imagination is not idle; it is the mode by which you feed your inner father with confidence and truth, which then manifests as new conditions that affirm your inner counsel.